Failed Rn boards 4 times

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Hey need some tender loving advice. New @ this website. So here we go. I graduated from ADN school in 2004 and failed RN boards 4 times, so someone made and suggestion to try for my LPN boards, so I am trying to prepare myself to take lpn boards in 2 weeks. Do anyone know about the LPN 2012 nclex test and what I need to prepare myself for, please help. Thanks

Have you retained all the info that was taught and demonstrated to you 8 years ago?. What has kept you from pursuing other professions: PTA, RSA, X-Ray etc while you pursued a RN license....

Sorry to say but any employer will see Red Flags with that gap of time. And it is not the same thing as "returning to nursing", she is not a Nurse

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Michelle, My first question to you is How did you do in Nursing School? Are you just a bad test taker? Some people read way too much into the questions and mark the wrong answers. I agree withthe other personthat you should only take the RN boards. You worked hard and you should be an RN. You need to pay for a review class that will help you prepare. There are several good ones out there. Good Luck!

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Specializes in Critical Care.

Try taking the kaplan review. I know a RN who failed 2-3 times and took the kaplan review and passed. You could also try enrolling in a nurse refresher course! Keep studying and you can do it!!!

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Specializes in Dialysis.

Taking the LPN boards will not be any easier. In fact, I have talked to many RN's who were LPN's first and every one of them has said that the LPN boards are much harder than the RN boards. To be honest, after 8 years I don't feel that they should even allow you to take the boards. This concerns me greatly.

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Specializes in Neurology/ Adult Psychiatry.

Sorry guys, but I have seen nurses who came back to nursing even after 10 years of interruption and they are no least nurses on a floor then fresh graduates. All she needs to do is to go over refresher course, they provide clinical hours too and study for NCLEX-RN exam. If I were you, I will not go to LVN root- it is reverse action. Don't be afraid, just study!

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Specializes in Home care, Infection Disease.

To discourage someone that has completed a nursing program and to assume that it won't be safe to practice as a Nurse after several times of trying and passing the exam it is just ridiculous for you to say. There are many nurses, those that pass the first time, as well as the one's that pass after several attempts that can do a good or bad job as a Nurse. Exams don't measure how good, skillful or compassionate of a Nurse you are or going to be. I know both, and I have seen very competent nurses that passed the first try and other very competent as well that passed after few times.

I believe that the Board of Nursing would have set a limit of how many times you can sit for the exam if it thought that was unsafe for the patients. I encourage every nurse out there to keep trying until you pass.

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Yes SSLPN, the key word is "nurses" ; she is not a nurse who had prior experience returning to the field after a long hiatus. That is why they have refresher courses for -> "Nurses" aka

someone Like "Kate Gosselin" who has not practices nursing since her reality show, but still renews her license every year.

itk -> The fact is (as per info given) she has been studying on-n-off for 10 years! to pass the NCLEX. how much more study time do you think she needs? another 10?

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Specializes in Telemetry, OB, NICU.
Sorry guys, but I have seen nurses who came back to nursing even after 10 years of interruption and they are no least nurses on a floor then fresh graduates. All she needs to do is to go over refresher course, they provide clinical hours too and study for NCLEX-RN exam. If I were you, I will not go to LVN root- it is reverse action. Don't be afraid, just study!

First of all, OP is not returning to nursing, as she/he has never practiced as a nurse.

Secondly, he/she is not a fresh graduate either.

Returning to nursing/being a fresh grad is a complete different thing than finishing school and not doing nursing for 8 years.

I love it that if it is us or our loved ones, I bet we would be looking for the best and the most experienced nurse. But when we are on the "nurse" role, it is perfectly okay if you haven't passed it on 4 tries, 8 years after finishing school. Thinking of patients, I don't think it is safe.

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Specializes in Telemetry, OB, NICU.
To discourage someone that has completed a nursing program and to assume that it won't be safe to practice as a Nurse after several times of trying and passing the exam it is just ridiculous for you to say. There are many nurses, those that pass the first time, as well as the one's that pass after several attempts that can do a good or bad job as a Nurse. Exams don't measure how good, skillful or compassionate of a Nurse you are or going to be. I know both, and I have seen very competent nurses that passed the first try and other very competent as well that passed after few times.

I believe that the Board of Nursing would have set a limit of how many times you can sit for the exam if it thought that was unsafe for the patients. I encourage every nurse out there to keep trying until you pass.

I bet you would think it is perfectly fine if your kid was taken care by a nurse who passed NCLEX on their 5th try after 10 years of finishing school. :)

I'd like to add that, I don't mean to put anybody down. Going back to nursing school is going to be for the best interest for both the patients and you, OP. I doubt you retain much of what you learned in school anymore. Things have changed in 8 years as well.

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I think people could stand to be a little nicer on here. This woman did not ask you all to come here and critique her post. You guys are nurses, not English professors. Any errors in syntax, diction, and grammar are an oversight. This is a nursing board. She came on here asking for help to overcome a hurdle that she is having a hard time getting past. Some of you are being cruel to her for no reason. If you are not willing to help then stay away. I'm sure she is not here to be insulted, judged, and discouraged.

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I agree wid living for ! Guys if u r true n expert nurses help her if not don't underestimate pls ...

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i would have to agree with rnhurt's statement: 8:38 pm by rnhurt a member since nov '11 - from 'san francisco'. rnhurt has '3' year(s) of nursing experience and specializes in 'med/surg/ortho/tele'. posts: 60 likes: 29

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"you have to analyze why you are failing, what is it that you are missing.may be your way of studying needs direction."

ask yourself the following questions:

1. are my review materials conducive to my method of learning? for example, i had a difficult time grasping or rather comprehending saunders. i utilized hurst book and hurst online review over and over again to liven up my gray matters. after going through hurst, i was finally able to read and comprehend saunders and other resources.

2. am i lacking in content knowledge or test-taking strategies? well, in my case, i realized i was truly deficient with regards to content. therefore, no matter how comfortable i was with test-taking strategies, i still had trouble narrowing down the answer choices due to lack of content. i attended a live kaplan class (taught mostly test-taking strategies and not content).

3. am i truly grasping concepts or is my brain simply trying to recall? i can read, read, read all day long and blurt out the answer. but with nclex, knowing the "why's", "how's" and "why not's" are critical in my opinion.

i have taken the nclex rn once last year (june 2011) and was not successful. i graduated with a bsn eons ago and due to family and other real life issues, i took a different career path (finance) with an mba in electronic business. however, i now realize that my true calling is nursing.

it has been difficult transitioning from finance to nursing. my gosh, trying to learn the basics, more so the complex nursing concepts, truly hurt my brain.

i am scheduled to re-take nclex rn in september. currently, i have utilized hurst online for 30 days (june 17 thru july 17) and at the same time have a year access to nclex 10,000. in addition, i signed up for 5-week nscbn which ends on aug 26. then i will be attending hurst live from august 27 - 29, after which i will have a free 14-day online hurst access. i will be sitting for the exam after online hurst.

other resources i'm using:

pda la charity

saunders

nclex exam prep (rinehart, sloan, hurt)

hurst reviews: pathophysiology review

nclex rn q&a flash cards

....and a whole lot more!

why so many resources? because i have to reformat my brain cells and find the right resources that best fit my way of learning an comprehension.

i say, don't give up and continue to pursue nursing. take a step back and assess your strength and weaknesses. good luck to you!

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